Richelle Mead Quotes

A promise made should be a promise kept.

I kept my promises.

There is no greater challenge than to have someone relying upon you; no greater satisfaction than to vindicate his expectation.

People look to me for guidance or responsibility. People put a lot of stuff on me as a symbol of something, which is nothing I opted into, but it's a responsibility I take seriously regardless.

I have to hold up my end of the bargain and do what's expected of me.

An agreement is an agreement, and when you make it, you should stick to it.

I have a lot of people depending on me - even people I didn't know depended on me.

I never promise something; I always say that I will try. Because if you promise something and you don't do it, you will always be under pressure.

One must have a good memory to keep the promises one has made.

Promise is the capacity for letting people down.

You really feel an obligation to someone when they're trusting you to do something, and you promise that you'll come through for them.

There's nothing worse than breaking a promise to someone who cares about you.

When you get great stuff to do, you just don't want to let anybody down.

Basically all I've done is keep my promise.

Growing up, I was taught a man's word is his bond.

Commitment. This is my favorite word because in some way, people who are committed are always much more interesting and much more reliable, and much more, I would say, deep than people who are not.

It was not me failing that I was scared of. It was failing those people back home who believe in you. They only delivered the newspaper once a week where I lived in Oklahoma, and those people lived and died with the box score of my games.

People shouldn't be interested in me. They should be interested in me if I'm not doing what I promise.

Your word is your bond.

When you make a promise, keep it.

I don't see myself being special; I just see myself having more responsibilities than the next man. People look to me to do things for them, to have answers.

Keep your word. Honor commitments, and they will double back to honor you.

If you're responsible, and you're willing to take responsibility, we'll give you a pass.

A promise must never be broken.

I know there are a lot of people who believe in me as a player and a person, and I don't want to let them down.